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In This Issue 6/Letter from the Publisher A Beautifully Warm Summer...

6/Notes from the Clearing August in the City

7/Fork in the Road Pizza Lovers Head for U.S. Pizza in Newport

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9/The Morning Line Matthew Showalter

11/Feature Chelsea Willis

14/People Benefit for Sgt. Marshall Kennedy Sara Low Memorial 5 K

16/Main Street Studio Salon

18/Wandering the White River Valley “The Wedding of Belle Starr”

19/Advertorial Carlee’s Hallmark

20/Homes The Garrott House

22/I Do The Breshears Wedding.

24/The Perfume of Cooking The Return of Janine Winters

24/Youth Local Team USSSA World Series Champs

27/The Arts 28/ Narvel Felts to Perform in Batesville 31/Karaoke For A Cause 32/Eye On Events 34/Birds, Bees, Flowers and Trees

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Letter from the Publisher A Beautifully Warm Summer...

Kimberlee Thomas A beautifully warm summer is the best phrase that comes to mind. Trying to work, visit, and vacation has become a task at managing time and wishing there was more to manage…and still the summer makes its play and unwinds very quickly before us. Our children are already getting nervous as the next school season encroaches upon their free time as Joseph and I prepare another senior and our last freshman for yet another academic year.

Our feature this month, as you will recognize from the cover, is continued from June. Chelsea Willis sought Gold in Athens and found it twice. Her parents speak of the trip of a lifetime, as they followed Chelsea to the games and watched her victory runs.

Dr. Terrell Tebbetts honors us with a tour around the Garrott House and shares its rich and amazing history. Autumn Hunter tells the tale of bats and their plight with White Nose Syndrome; Tanner Smith shares his thoughts on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2; and again we share all of the great happenings, community events, and blessings that all of you bestow upon our Independence.

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Notes from the Clearing Joseph Thomas

The heat of the sultry Summer, like a New York window letting in the city Sun and sounds of the day untold.

Silent sighs lost in a saxophone’s mouth piece and found in a cranky neighbor’s lost peace.

Will Fall ever come to save this melting landscape between the rented door and failing fire escape?

The answer, “No,” in a moments frustration but the melody answers, “Yes,” with a rhythmic quotation.

And so we play on as the moments slip away in this dance of life’s sweet sway.

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Fork in the Road Bob Pest Real pizza lovers always head for family-owned, local operations like U.S. Pizza in Newport. For nearly three decades, U.S. Pizza has more than lived up to customer expectations by serving outstanding food in a comfortable environment.

Their pizzeria, located on Highway 367, now known as the Rock’n’Roll Highway, attracts a steady stream of customers seven days a week. The building may be modest and unassuming, but the pizza, sandwiches, salads, and desserts are the equal of any in the region.

Just ask the dozens of folks from Cherokee Village, Searcy, or Batesville who make the trip to Newport regularly.

Admittedly, the fact that U.S. Pizza serves beer every day but Sunday contributes to the regional clientele— much of which does come from “dry” counties. After all, pizza and beer is an unbeatable combination. It’s also worth noting that prices at U.S. Pizza are surprisingly low. The most expensive item on the menu is a large (13”) Meat Lovers Pizza with ground beef, Italian Sausage, Canadian Bacon, and pepperoni for $15.20. Most large, one topping pizzas are priced at $11.05; a 10” inch pizza is priced around $ 9-10, depending on toppings. Every topping imaginable is available—yes, even anchovies.

U.S. Pizza’s comfortable vibe is partly due to the continuity in the restaurant’s staff. The current manager has been with the organization for 26 years and many employees have been around for at least a decade. The wait staff is knowledgeable, cheerful, accommodating, and seems to know most of the regulars by their first names.

The relatively small dining area can fill up quickly, especially at lunch time, but the experienced staff handles every order graciously, without ever missing a beat.

The lunch crowd may have something to do with the

Pizza Lovers Head for U.S. Pizza in Newport prices. Weekday lunch specials are quite a bargain, ranging from $3.00 for a fiery “Super Chili” (in season) to $5.25 for lasagna and green salad. The salad is always fresh; the house dressing a good choice. An ample personal pan pizza, starting at $3.75, is bigger than it looks.

A creative assortment of sandwich choices on a hoagie roll or wheat bread is also available. Choices include turkey and mozzarella, roast beef and cheddar, and my favorite, the loaded submarine with mozzarella. An impressive Grilled Chicken Salad features almonds, CranRaisins, bleu cheese, and a flavorful Poppy Seed Dressing.

Brownies and DeLuxe Brownies lead the dessert line-up, but the coconut pie is well worth a try.

U.S. Pizza has flourished because customers who leave smiling always return. After all, why tinker with great food at reasonable prices in a place that will appreciate your funny t-shirt.

U.S. Pizza Company is open seven days a week: Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Call 870523-3623 for take-out orders.

U.S. Pizza is one of many outstanding restaurants, cafes, and eateries in the Ozark Gateway region. For more information on where to eat, visit the Restaurant Review section of the website, www.ozarkgateway.com/gateway_gourmet.html. N

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The Morning Line Matthew Showalter

Mark Lamberth The day after the Arkansas High School All Star Football game, it was no surprise to see Pioneer All State football player, Matthew Showalter, featured on the front page of the sports section of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette breaking up a pass. His teammates call him “Show” as in ‘Show Stopper” for a reason.

One of the most exciting and diverse Batesville football players in Pioneer history next takes his game to the University of Arkansas.

On defense, as a senior safety, Matthew Showalter picked off eight interceptions with eighteen for his career-both Pioneer records - and collaborated on 107 tackles (including 60 solo tackles). On offense, he had twenty one catches with nine touchdowns for 422 yards which is a TD for every 2.33 catches.

Big plays were the norm for Showalter but none bigger than the 98 yard TD fumble recovery at Wynne on October 15 with 47 seconds remaining in the game and the Pioneers trailing 13-10.

The speed and athleticism on that one play as he scooped the Wynne fumble and raced down the sideline to score will go down as one of the most miraculous and improbable comebacks in Arkansas high school football history.

Even more impressive, Showalter had a big night against Razorback signee wide receiver Davyon McKinney of Forrest City on October 8. His blanket coverage of McKinney totally frustrated the talented Mustang receiver, who could only manage one catch that night. By the end of the evening, Matthew had met every challenge and proven he could play with the best. Displaying 4.5 speed in the 40, Showalter has been described

by Batesville Coach Kevin Miller as possessing “superior skills

with uncanny instincts” and at 180 lbs. has added some bulk to his 6’2” frame this summer while maintaining his quickness during summer workouts.

As a walk on, he will join former Pioneer Price Holmes in the Razorback receiving corps which has been touted as the best in the entire country for 2011. As a very young senior, only turning 18 on July 19, Showalter will most likely redshirt for a season and continue to grow and gain strength as he advances to the next level. He has enrolled in second semester summer school at the U of A and will start his Razorback career in August. “I admire Razorback wide receiver Greg Childs and plan to work extremely hard and learn all I can during my first year”.

It was Razorback recruiting coach, Tim Horton, who convinced Showalter to come to Fayetteville.

“Arkansas was my academic choice even if I had decided to not pursue a college football career. I feel very comfortable with my decision to play at the highest level as a Razorback.”

Overlooked by many schools after his junior year because he did not attend any of the many major college summer camps, he decided late that he would accept the challenge of Division I Football.

Their freshman year is critical for college athletes as they must learn to organize their time and balance athletics with academics.

His mental and physical toughness and stamina will be tested but Matthew is well prepared to be successful at this level coming from the highly successful Batesville Pioneer Football program under the leadership of Head Coach Dave King. The future is bright for the quiet and totally relaxed former Pioneer. For indeed, although on a higher level and a different locale – “The Show Must Go On”. N

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Corks for A Cure August 26 at 6pm Location and Ticket outlets to be announced All Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society Independence County Relay for Life

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Feature Julie M. Fidler Photos by Robert O. Seat Chelsea Willis Chelsea Willis, a runner featured gold medalist. Chelsea was very focuses and looked in the June issue of Eye On Inde- strong from start to finish. She ran the 400m in a pendence magazine, has returned personal best of 1:21! She was hearing a lot of cheers from the Special Olympics World from us as well as others who have traveled with us.

Summer Games 2011 in Athens, She ran the perfect race! Chelsea really looked good Greece, with two gold medals and one silver. wearing the red and white with her new signature The 25-year-old athlete is the daughter of Kenny white sunglasses with the gold trim. The temperature and Marcia Willis. Chelsea competed June 25 through and humidity came up today, but she stayed strong.

July 4 at the height of rioting in Athens. Protest- She runs the 800m tomorrow …” ers took to the streets in late June while lawmakers The next day’s message from Kenny? Simply: “Chelvoted over tax increases and spending cuts necessary sea just won GOLD in the 800m!” for the debt-laden country to secure another bailout.

She was one of only three Special Olympics Arkan“It got a little crazy,” said Kenny Willis, about the sas athletes to compete. John Yates of Benton won a family’s stay. “During the opening ceremony, near gold medal in power lifting in the dead lift and silver the Parliament building, I saw tents and banners in medals in the squat lift, bench press and combination Greek. Someone was holding a dummy, hung with a all lifts. In aquatics, Stephanie Price of Van Buren noose. There were loud speakers and chanting, and won fourth place in the here we are waving American flags. After Parliament 50 meter freestyle, fifth had their vote, it settled down some.” for the 50 meter backMeanwhile, at the historic Kallimarmaron Pan- stroke and a bronze thinaikon Olympic Stadium, site of the first Olympic medal with Team Games of the modern era, Chelsea was competing USA for the 4x50 with Team USA. “That stadium was out of this world,” meter medley relay.

Kenny Willis said.

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She competed in track and field events, winning the gold in the 400 meter and 800 meter races. She earned a silver in the 4x100 relay. Around 7,500 athletes from 185 countries were in the games.

Her parents kept friends and family informed via e-mail during the trip.

About Chelsea winning her first gold medal in the 400m, Kenny Willis wrote: “Gold! Hallelujah! Batesville, Arkansas, has a 2011 World Special Olympics

Craft School in Mountain View The Arkansas Craft School in Mountain View invites you to sign up now for Craft classes to be presented during the months of August and September.

On August 8 - 12, fiber artist, Sylvia Trout will be presenting a class on a special way to dye fabric known as ‘batik’. Batik is an ancient art, practiced in many parts of the world for at least 1500 years.

In this process, the fabric designer starts with white fabric – cotton or silk. Wax is painted on areas in order to keep the white, and then the rest of the fabric is immersed in or painted with dye. Progressing from lighter to darker, subsequent areas are waxed and re-dyed, creating numerous layers of color and design.

At the end, the wax is removed and the final harmonic design revealed. Quilters and other textile artists will find this a fun and interesting way to create special effects on fabric.

A weekend class in clay sculpture is scheduled for August 19 – 21 with Coral McCallister. Coral teaches the Craft School’s courses for children, but she is also known for her charming clay animal sculptures that seem animated with vibrant and quirky personalities.

How does she manage to seem to breathe life into these clay critters? In this hands-on workshop, students will build small pinch-pot style shapes to sculpt into animal forms that can then be transported

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back home for firing. After the initial forming, the focus will be upon creating facial features - eyes, noses and mouths, which reflect a wide range of emotions.

The concepts of muscle and movement will also be addressed, as well as approaches to hair and fur. The result will be a sculptural animal with attitude!

Finishing up the month of August will be a class in techniques for creating beautiful glass jewelry.

“Introduction to Dichroic Glass Jewelry”, presented by the owner of Glass Concepts in Little Rock, Debra Young, teaches several approaches to making lovely pendants, pins, and earrings with eye-popping dichroic glass! During this fun workshop, students will learn glass cutting skills, fusing techniques, cold working; and the elements of good design. Each day, participants will create at least 5-6 wonderful pieces of art glass adornment to take home and wear, or to share with friends.

The month of September begins with two workshops by the husband and wife team of Dave and Carrie Marry; teaching ‘Adirondack Chair Building’ and ‘Eccentric Warps – a weaving workshop’. Students in Dave’s class will sharpen their woodworking skills while building their very own Arkansas Red Cedar Adirondack – attractive and rot-resistant. Expect to go home with not only your new chair; but the skills and

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Weddings / Baby Shower Celebrate Labor Day weekend 1st Birthday / Over the Hill Theme Parties and the official end of summer Wall Scenes / Pinatas with a blacksmithing class. Scott Riedy will be presenting a class on ‘Forging a Dragon Candleholder’.

Dragons hold allure for many styles may vary blacksmiths due to their fierce and fire-breathing natures. ‘Forging a Dragon’ begins with making the & Party Decor special punches from coil springs Tue - Fri 9am to 5pm Saturday 9am to 2pm that are needed to create a dragon’s Closed 870-793-3029 Sunday & Monday head. Then, with the proper tools milligansparty@hotmail.com in hand, blacksmiths can progress 450 Heber Springs Rd., Batesville to forging and forming the dragon with a quarterly newsletter and a copy of our Annual head, body, tail and arms. When finished, the final Report. Businesses and Corporations can join for as product will be a dragon that is really a candleholder little as $250.00. Donor perks increase as the giving as well. This class is for students who have some levels increase. Not interested in taking a class or blacksmithing knowledge under their belts. attending the Gala? Percentage off certificates and Leo Sutterfield and First Service Bank become Gala tickets are transferable and make great gifts. All the first “Friends of the Arkansas Craft School” donors will be listed in our Annual Report.

Member The Arkansas Craft School, located in Mountain Leo Sutterfield, president of First Service Bank View, Arkansas is dedicated to the education of in Mountain View has become the first “Friends of aspiring and practicing craft artisans for success in the Arkansas Craft School” member. Leo and First the Creative Economy. The Craft School partners with Service Bank showed support for the Craft School by Ozarka College which offers Continuing Education signing on at the ‘Corporate Gold’ level. credits for all of its courses. Support for the Arkansas “Friends of the Arkansas Craft School” is a new Craft School is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts member program that encourages charitable giving Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas to the Craft School and rewards donors with perks Heritage, and the National Endowment of the Arts. such as percentage off of Terri Van Orman, Executive Director, Arkansas Craft School classes, free Craft School 870-269-8397 hand-made pottery mugs and arkcraftschool@mvtel.net free tickets to the November www.arkansascraftschool.org N Gala Fundraiser. Individual donors can enroll at the ‘Associate’ level for as little as $25.00. Contributors at this level receive a certificate for 10% off an Arkansas Craft School class of choice, along

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Benefit for Sgt. Marshall Kennedy

A benefit concert/dance for U.S. Marine Sgt. Marshall Kennedy will begin at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at the American Legion Post 114, 100 Legion Lane, Batesville.

Kennedy was injured in an IED explosion in Afghanistan on June 13. He underwent a double amputation and is currently in Washington, D.C., for recovery and rehabilitation.

Chelsea Savage, Bo Ashmore and Sinful Saint are scheduled to perform at the benefit. An event page has been set up on Facebook as well. There will be a $10 cover charge with all proceeds going to Marshall and his wife, Chelsie.

For those who can’t attend the benefit, donations are now being taken at Liberty Bank of Arkansas locations throughout the state. Donation checks should be made out to Sherri Traw and in the “for” line on the bottom, “Marshall Kennedy Benefit fund.”

For more information about the benefit, call Traw at (870) 805-8579.

Marshall and Chelsie have two sons, Ethan, 3,

and Caleb, 22 months. Chelsie, a 2005 graduate of Concord High School, is the daughter of Mary Keeney Hegarty of Drasco, who is now employed at Shaw Racing. Mary and her brothers, Alton and Elton Keeney, Mark Tovey and the late Randy Tovey, were all raised in Batesville. N

Sara Low Memorial 5 K

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In recognition of the 10th anniversary group plans to honor law enforcement, of the 9/11 tragedies, the fifth annual firefighters and emergency medical Sara Low Memorial 5K Run and Walk will personnel with a ceremony before the race. include some extras this year.

It begins at 7:35, Sept. 10, at Batesville Sara Low was a flight attendant on High School.

American Airlines Flight 11, the first The race starts at 8 a.m. at the high plane to hit the north tower of the World school. All money raised through the Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. She was race goes to the Sara Low Memorial a Batesville native, the daughter of Mike Scholarship Fund. Last year, $7,000 was Sara Low; famiy photo and Bobbie Low. She was 28. Ms. Low ran given to the fund with the help of the track at Batesville High School, and in 1989, her team 5K, McSpadden said. Batesville High School seniors won a state title. are awarded the scholarship based on their grades, Special commemorative medals will be given out financial situation and an essay they submit. to race finishers, according to Ken McSpadden, one “(The race) grows every year,” said McSpadden. of the race organizers and secretary of White River “Last year, we had over 300 register, and 288 of them Roadrunners. ran in the pouring rain and lightning. The first year, “Finishers will receive a limited edition 10th we had a little over 100 racers.” anniversary medal,” McSpadden said. “These will be To register for the race, go to wrroadrunners.org/ limited to the first 360 entries. Bib numbers will be saralow5k.htm. The cost to register is $15 through provided this year, and you must have a bib number Sept. 9 or $20 on the day of the race. Runners may between 1 and 360 and cross the finish line pay online with a credit card. to receive a medal.”

Those who would like to donate to the The medal features the Sara Low 5K scholarship fund without participating in heart-shaped logo on one side and a New the race may send checks made payable to York City skyline on the other.

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Name of Business: The Studio Salon A lot of us are hometown girls; we love the heritage of our Main Street. The atmosphere Address: 141 West Main St is wonderful; we love the fact we are within Phone: 870-698-9998 walking distance to almost anything we need.

Owner: Chris and Jenifer Walls, Red and Dorla Davis Manager: Jenifer Walls Employees: Charlotte King, Jennifer Moser, Bethany Sloan, Shawnna Hill, Stephanie Minor, Megan Bridgman When did Studio Salon open for business on Main Street? May 2, 2011 What does your business offer the public?

The newest up to date color, cuts, and styles. We also offer feather, tensile, and hair extensions. We offer a variety of professional hair products. We will make special orders.

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Wandering the White River Valley Freda Cruse Phillips “Jim Younger cum ridin’ up in the yard like a banji hen, squawkin’ “Belle’s getting’ hitched,” Grandpa said laughing. Myrabell Shirley, 18, was eloping with the horse thief Jim Reed and Col. Thomas Freeman was to marry them. “My grandpa you see he served with Freeman here in these hills protecting the boys who was making the ammunition for the soldiers. And Belle, she was one of their spies.”

Belle Starr was born Myra Bell Shirley, Feb. 5, 1848 to Judge John Shirley and wife Eliza Hatfield in Cathage, Missouri. The family ran a hotel-tavern, blacksmith and livery stable business. Talk of Civil War was in the air and they were hot blooded Southerners that would do whatever was needed for the cause of the South. Belle’s momma was of the famous feuding mountaineer clan the Hatfield’s and McCoy’s. The Shirley tavern was a rough and rowdy place, not unlike the Lunenburg saloon in Izard County, where men that mattered met and a few outlaws. The Shirley livery stable was used by horse thieves as a trading station. Belle learned to ride like an old cowhand and to cuss like a man. A young William Clarke Quantrill frequented the tavern and was likely the first of Belle’s string of relationships. Her brother Bud Shirley known as “the Captain” was the leader of a band of bushwhackers. Known later in life as the Bandit Queen, her life of crime began not with the Younger-James gang as many believe, but with the death of her brother Bud Shirley, ambushed by Union troops. Belle and her momma swore revenge against the Union Army. In September, 1864, during a Union raid, Carthage was burned and the family lost all of their holdings. Judge Shirley took his family and left for Texas. Belle became a Confederate spy and rode with Quantrill’s raiders. It was at her father’s tavern that she met Cole

Wedding photo of Belle Starr and Jim Reed, Eureka Springs, 1866, attended by Jim Younger, John Bomar “Cole” Younger, William Chitwood, Frank and Jesse James and Gen. Joseph Shelby officiated by Col. Thomas Freeman.

Younger, who would later father of her only daughter Pearl Younger.

By age 18, Belle had shot and killed four men. A young horse thief, Jim

John Bomar “Cole” Younger and Belle Starr

Reed had fallen in love with Belle and wanted to marry her but her father said “no”. The move to Texas was supposed to be a new start. Jim Reed was madly in love with Belle, so he saddled up and went to Texas, where he convinced Belle to elope with him.

John Bomar “Cole” Younger in later years at his home in Levy, circa 1925.

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“The Wedding of Belle Starr” They obtained a marriage license and headed to Arkansas.

Word was gotten to Col. Thomas Freeman of the clandestine wedding in the woods for Thursday, Nov 1, 1866 outside of Eureka Springs, Ark. Col. Freeman who was practicing law in Newport was honored to perform the wedding of Belle who had served as a spy for him during the Civil War. He headed by horseback along the White River through the Buckhorn spending the night William Chitwood who had served locally as commander during Freeman’s imprisonment at Rock Island as a POW. “Col. Freeman cum ridin’ up in the yard with Jim Younger who was a wanted man, didn’t make no matter cuz, they took care of people who needed help and relationships made during wartime, they last a lifetime. They stayed with great grandpa Jim and Hattie (Chitwood) at the Buckhorn. They was up all night playing and drinking, people coming by all night. Early the next morning, grandpa (William Chitwood), John Bomar Younger, not to be confused with the gang man John Younger and Jim saddled up and headed out, with hot biscuits grandma Hattie (Harriet Ross, daughter of Andrew Ross, brother of Chief John Ross) had made in their stomachs and a few extras in their saddle bags.” John Bomar Younger only 2 years old looked remarkably like his outlaw cousin Cole. As they would ride by, people would say, “There goes Cole Younger.”

The men arrived at the designated place in the woods, joined by Gen. Joseph Shelby, Frank and Jesse James, and others who had served the Southern cause to witness the marriage of their friend Belle.

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Advertorial Carlee's Hallmark is celebrating its 18th anniversary this month!

“It hardly seems possible except that the 10-year-old daughter who occupied our home at the time is now our manager—married with two kids,” remarked Jo Cargill, owner of the Hallmark Gold Crown store she and her husband Jim opened in 1993. Their daughter is Tricia Cargill-Snell of Batesville.

“Learning the ins and outs of running a retail business has definitely had its challenges but for the most part it has been exciting and rewarding,” she continued.

“We were fortunate in our timing of the venture because it coincided with the advent of Hallmark's Gold Crown program.

We were one of the first retail businesses to offer loyalty cards (a way of giving back to our customers based on the frequency of their shopping experiences).

We redeem thousands of dollars of coupons awarded by Hallmark to our customers each year. And, Hallmark makes a exclusive line of products including Keepsake Ornaments for the Gold Crown Stores as opposed to a store which sells the basic Hallmark cards and

Carlee’s Hallmark gifts,” she explained.

Looking back at the trends over the past 18 years reminded Cargill of the Beanie Baby craze; the days when Precious Moments figurines were highly collectible and too many in-today-out-tomorrow products to even mention. Certain products, however will always sell well such as Hallmark cards, Keepsake ornaments, Yankee candles, Willow Tree figurines, and Aromatique products, to name a few. “Their popularity doesn't diminish,”she said.

After having traveled to Gift Markets at least once a year for each of the years, Tricia and Jo have definitely seen tons of gifts and other products. “We try to stay up on the current trends so we can bring them back to our customers.

“Tricia has brought in the cutest line of toddler clothes which is being well received. We had never carried anything along those lines before. Our Melissa and Doug high quality toys have also been a hit with the kids and moms. We carry an extensive line of those,” Cargill noted.

“One of the most enjoyable trips I have made in conjunction

with Hallmark has been visiting the Hallmark Crown Center in Kansas City,” she added. “We were treated like royalty while there and got to tour the facilities. We even met some of the artists including the man who writes for Maxine.”

An eighteenth anniversary is a milestone made even more precious due to the economics stresses in today's economy she stated. “We have the greatest customers you could ask for. To them we offer our heartfelt thanks for their loyalty and support.”

Carlee's has also had many devoted employees through the years. We stress customer service and ask our associates to treat our customers warmly while doing their best to meet each one's needs. “We are always thankful for our great employees”, she stated.

“As we look forward to the next few years, there will probably be a shift in responsibilities from mother to daughter,” Cargill revealed. “I am in the process of letting Tricia take over the day to day management of the business so I can do what retired people are supposed to do.” N

Homes The Garrott House Photos by Joseph Thomas Joseph Thomas The Garrott House has a history of generations, Garrott was pastor of First Baptist Church across diversity, and restoration. It is a rich telling of the street, so they used her old family home as the customs before our time, the progression of change, parsonage, though it never belonged to the church. and a couple of students who heard the lure of what The Garrotts both died in the 1960s. home could be.

Dr. Terrell Tebbetts and wife, Diane, visited the Erected in 1842 the home had many features we house many times as a young couple when it was might find out of the ordinary today, such as a well Garrott House Antiques, run by Carl and Virginia for water, a kitchen that was housed in a building Johnson. Diane was immediately smitten and drawn separate from the main house to contain the risk of to the house and told her husband that the house fire, and a small room between the cellar entrance spoke to her. She wrote a letter to a Garrott family and the dining room which might have been a member in Tennessee, inquiring about purchasing house servant’s quarters. The house underwent the home. There were 13 children in the Garrott modernization in the 1880’s and was lovingly kept in family that equally owned the home and weren’t the Case family for 3 generations before being rented willing to let it go. After it became a restaurant out as an Antique Shoppe and then later, a restaurant. and many changes were made to the inside, Diane The house is named after the Rev. and Mrs. E. P. J. wrote again, in hopes that they could purchase and Garrott, the last members of the original family to restore the aged dwelling to it’s former glory. Again live here. Mrs. Garrott (Eula Maxfield Garrott) was the family refused to part with the family heirloom, the granddaughter of the builder, George Case. Mr. but the Tebbetts later found the house for sale and

finalized purchase a year later. That was 1990 and the Tebbetts worked on the house for two years before moving in, decorating and designing much of the new home themselves.

Dr. Tebbetts says he and his wife stripped the house down to the studs and restored it to a combination of 1840 and 1880 styles. He speaks of Diane pulling down plaster, wall papering, and how he patiently took on the tedious task of sanding and restoring the floors. He shows us how standing in the center hallway between the parlor and living room you can see the difference in 1880 and 1840 style. With a scrap of aged wallpaper left in the attic, they had a reproduction made to cover the parlor in a style well known to the house. The house is full of vintage light switches culled from other old homes and pegged and handcrafted wood work speak of a by gone era of true craftsmanship. The Tebbett’s enclosed the back porch area that led to the stone kitchen, which had been added in the 1880’s, allowing them to keep everything under one roof.

The Tebbetts added a collection of family antique furniture to the house, obviously a perfect complement, and their art collection fills the rooms with a splash of varied style and Eye On Homes continues

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I Do

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Amy Coe was a waitress at Colton’s Steak House, working her way through high school, when she met Tyler Breshears, the new cook. They hit it off immediately and fast became good friends. They worked together for almost a year before Tyler joined the Air Force. Amy was the first person Tyler called after graduation from boot camp and has never let distance get between them since.

Tyler always knew Amy was the one for him and that someday he was going to marry her. After a few years Tyler came to Arkansas on leave to celebrate his 21st birthday with family and friends. They spent a lot of time together and once he left, a little part of Amy left with him. After that, they talked almost everyday and their relationship started to grow into more than just friends.

On January 11th, 2010 Amy received a beautiful necklace and a card that expressed just how Tyler felt about her, and that’s when they decided to give it a try. In March, Amy visited Tyler in Hawaii for ten days on spring break and they had the time of their lives. Two months later

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they were engaged.

Tyler was stationed in Mississippi for Air Force training and knew this was his perfect chance to propose to Amy. Tyler wasn’t able to ask Amy’s dad for his daughter’s hand in marriage face to face, he had to do it over a nerve wracking phone call. After a deep breath on the other end of the phone and another four days of nervously waiting, Randall said, “Yes.” That weekend, May 13, 2010, Tyler drove to Batesville to propose. It took Amy a little while to realize what was going on, and a minute to catch her breath before she could even nod and then say “YES”.

Amy and Tyler got married at 6:00 p.m. on May 14, 2011 at the U of A Experiment Station in Batesville. The bride was given away by her father, Randall Coe, and the couple was married by Paul Moody, a close friend of the bride. A dance floor was built by the bride’s father. It was decorated with white sheeting, purple Japanese lanterns, and white lighting. Tables surrounding the dance floor

were decorated with white cloths, square glass vases with floating white spider mums. The couple’s first dance, father/daughter dance, and a special dance to the Steve Earle’s song, Copperhead Road, was performed by the wedding party.

Amy moved in with Tyler where he lived in Oahu the day after they got married. Tyler’s always been separated from family and friends home but has always found a way to keep in touch and stay close with everyone. He has been active in the

Air Force for four years and plans on making a career out of it. He has just recently became a member of the Hickam Air Force Honor Guard. He is the son of Preston Breshears and Marina Garner (and step-mother, Tabitha Breshears).

Amy is a twenty-one year old Batesville native and daughter of Randall and Roxanne Coe. She graduated from Batesville High School in 2008 and recently graduated from UACCB with her associates degree. She plans on continuing in

college with the hope of becoming an occupational therapist. This is the first time the bride has moved away from home, even though she misses her friends, dog, and family; she is getting very well adjusted to the military and Hawaiian lifestyle.

The newlyweds plans on taking every opportunity that comes their way and enjoying their fourteen month stay in Hawaii. They want to travel and just enjoy the time that they have with one another before settling down with a family. N

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Local Team USSSA World Series Champs

The Smashers, a local United States Specialty Sports Association team, won the 2011 USSSA 8U AA World Series Tournament held recently in Edmond, Oklahoma. The team is comprised of seven and eight year old boys from the Batesville, Lynn, and Strawberry areas. Coaches’ Rickey Jeffrey, Shawn Rose, and Mark Cook assembled the team this past spring. The Smashers won six of the seven games played at the World Series vying for the title against teams from Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri.

Colton Rose hit three home runs, Tex Cook hit a homerun and a grand slam, and Drew Morgan hit a double. N

Front Row: Blevan Jarrett, Gage Wood, Caleb Teague, Ben Hopper, Gaven Smart, Second Row: Drew Morgan, Carson Jeffrey, Blayne Bufford, Colton Rose, Justin Lewallen, Bo Trucks, Tex Cook Coaches: Ricky Jeffrey, Mark Cook, Shawn Rose, Not pictured: John Todd Stalker

The Perfume of Cooking

Janine Winters

I met Kimberlee, the owner of “Eye on Independence,” at a restaurant in Southside a couple of weeks ago.

We had a good visit and talked about my coming back to work, writing a column about my two passions -COOKING and GARDENING. I retired on my farm in Desha and took time out to grieve the loss of my beautiful granddaughter Melanie. It has been a long, painful, and chaotic road.

To this day, I have not been able to understand why she is gone so soon. Only God knows why! She left us two adorable little boys who are the center of my life. I spend as much time possible with them, and I am so lucky to be able to teach them how to grow a garden and how to cook the vegetables we harvest.

Food habits must be taught to children early by the family-- it will stay with them for the rest of their life.

I grew up in North Africa were fresh food is the only food I knew. As a little girl, I was always ready to help in the kitchen, peeling fruits and vegetables for our meals.

My fascination with cooking led me to get outside and plant an herb garden. With my Mediterranean cooking influence, herbs are the most important ingredient. And I never forget to use the best olive oil I can find.

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The Return of Janine Winters Italian parsley, garlic, shallots, cilantro, thyme, mint, chives, and oregano are some of the fresh herbs I use most often, but my kitchen cabinet also contains dry herbs and spices. Some favorite Mediterranean dishes I like to make with these herbs are Grilled Ratatouille, Couscous, Hummus, and Gazpacho.

On my working table I keep a bouquet of fresh basil and Italian parsley. They find their place on top of a salad, soup, or even my frozen pizza. Nothing can compare to the taste of fresh herbs. They enhance the simplest dish and are healthy for you.

The herb I would like to suggest you try today is basil (Ocimum Basilicum), from the Greek okimon meaning perfume plant and basilicon meaning royal. This very aromatic plant originated in India.

It was said that basil was a sacred herb that was planted around the temples. For a very long time, only Greek kings were allowed to cut basil with a golden tool to perfume the holy water in churches.

In Egypt, it was used to embalm their mummies.

Even after the resurrection, we found basil around Jesus’ tomb. Sacred Basil is loved by the Italians, found in Mediterranean cooking, and by now loved in America. The plants are simple to grow, so even the most inexperienced gardener can grow their own basil. If you are not sure about gardening, most grocery stores carry this fresh herb, but it can also be purchased dried. N

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This workshop is being held at the BAAC Art Gallery on Main on Monday, August 1st from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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The Batesville Area Arts Council (BAAC) is inviting artists from Arkansas, Kentuc Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklaho ky, ma the2011 White River Juried Art Exhibit , Tennessee and Texas to submit entries for for this juried exhibition can be downloion. Deadline is August 1st. The Prospectus aded through http;//www.batesvillearts.

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Batesville Area Arts Council is host to many wonderful workshops throughout the year. For information on how you can attend these fun and educational workshops contact Colleen at 870-793-3382.

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Narvel Felts to Perform in Batesville Main Street Batesville is pleased to announce that country and rockabilly artist Narvel Felts will appear in concert on August 20, 2011, at the newly renovated Landers Theater in downtown Batesville. Showtime is 7:00 p.m. Born in Keiser, AR, Narvel moved to Bernie, MO where a talent scout discovered him at a talent show. He recorded his first single, “Kiss-a Me Baby” at the age of 16, and his career skyrocketed with the help of Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash. He enjoyed a modest pop success with a remake of the Drifters “Honey Love,” which earned a position on the Billboard Hot 100. He went on the release such songs as “Lonely Teardrops” and “Pink and Black Days. ”Narvel entered the 2000's numbered among the top country and rockabilly artists of all time. His high, sometimes falsetto voice, led to his nickname, “Narvel the Marvel.” He has had many records reach the top of the European airplay charts. More than 200 of his recordings have been released on CD, and they continue to sell around the world.

Main Street Batesville's executive director, Paula Grimes, states that she and her husband have promoted Felts twice at Ozarka College in Melbourne, and they have become very good friends. The David Grimes All Star band has backed Narvel numerous times, as will be the case for this show. “Narvel cut his fee in half and the All Star Band cut their fee as well, since this is a fundraiser for Main Street Batesville.

We are so happy to be able to show off the theater, which is now home to the Fellowship Bible Church. It is a beautiful building,” Grimes said.

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Dr. Tebbetts grew up in England, Arkansas, and wife, Diane, in North Little Rock and Conway. They moved to Batesville in 1970 when Dr. Tebbetts began working at Lyon (then Arkansas College). They’re family is comprised of two sons, Chris and Greg, and daughter, Nell. Dr. Terrell Tebbetts, Martha Heasley Cox Chair in American Literature, has a B.A., Hendrix College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arkansas with a discipline in Literature. He has been president of the Batesville Preservation Association three times and has co-authored a book on Batesville's historic homes. He has restored three different houses in the historic district, taught Sunday School and has served as deacon & trustee. Dr. Tebbetts. has chaired the Arkansas Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council, held Board President of Family Violence Prevention, Inc., and helped get grants for rehabbing its shelter, Safe Haven. He has been named Citizen of the Year in Batesville and Parent of the Year for the State of Arkansas.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters coordinates communityand school-based mentoring programs in Conway, Russellville, Batesville and Newport. The group matches adult mentors with children, ages 6-13, who can benefit from a lasting relationship with a caring role model.

“Bigs” and “Littles” spend two to four hours a week together in the community or in a school, building friendships and gaining self-esteem and self-confidence, said Roberts. Bigs are screened thoroughly, including driving records, criminal background checks and the child abuse registry.

The Batesville office of BBBS served 92 children in 2010; and Newport served 64.

This year’s Karaoke for a Cause takes place at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 29 at Josie’s at the Lockhouse. The contest will be different this year, Roberts said. The theme for the 2011 benefit is “Impersonation.” Performers will impersonate the artist of their choice. There will be solo and group performances.

Each category will have a winner determined by the most money raised. There will also be a talent winner, chosen by out-of-town judges, in addition to the money winner for each category.

Groups may enter from offices, churches and civic groups. Performers will raise money prior to and at the event. Contestants’ entry fees and song selections are due Aug. 19 at the BBBS office at 2200 Harrison

Karaoke For A Cause St., Suite A, Batesville, AR 72501. Entry fee is $150 for solo or group performers. The fee may be paid by a contestant or a sponsor.

Doors to the event open at 6 p.m. The festivities will also include live and silent auctions. Admission will be charged.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Central Arkansas’ community-based program launched in Batesville in 2002, according to Roberts. She said the school-based program matches Bigs from high school who are 16-18 years old with students ages six to 13.

“It’s real effective using high school kids,” Roberts said. “Bigs become the hero on campus. They’ll come visit their Littles during lunch or recess and sometimes attend a class with them.”

“Most Littles are referred for the program by a parent, guardian or grandparent who has gotten custody,” said Roberts. Others come from the Department of Human Services or the court system.

“Having a mentor is proven to get a kid on a good path,” she said.

Entry forms for Karaoke for a Cause 2011 may be picked up at the BBBS office at 2200 Harrison St., Suite A. For more information, please call 870.612.8888. To become a Big Brother or Big Sister, or to recommend a Little Brother or Little Sister for the program, the same contact information may be used. N

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As the weeks grow hotter my afternoon walks begin closer to night fall. Many creatures are scurrying about trying to find that last meal or make their way home before darkness overcomes the day. It also gives a glimpse at the beginning of some nocturnal creatures feeding time.

I enjoy seeing a bat or two swooping overhead as I head for home. I smile, reassured they are munching on mosquitoes, my least favorite part of my favorite season.

There are many untrue myths about bats. All Arkansas bats are insectivores. They are not aggressive toward people or other animals. Only half of one percent of bats contract rabies. Most bats found sick or on the ground are suffering from poisoning from timber treatment chemicals or pesticides. Bats are commonly mistaken as rodents. They are not blind and will not get tangled in your hair. Bats are the only true flying mammals. Bats are found in the mammalian order Chiroptera, which in Latin means hand-wing. They have long been misunderstood and unreasonably feared.

There are at least four tour caverns in Arkansas.

Blanchard Springs is just over 30 miles from Batesville.

Mystic Caverns at Harrison almost 90 miles. The Cosmic Caverns in War Eagle is around 115 miles.

You can find the fourth cave 140 miles away in Rogers, Arkansas. War Eagle Cavern is on Beaver Lake. I found 14 species of bats considered to be found in Arkansas: Big Brown bat, Little Brown bat, Brazilian Free-Tailed bat, Eastern Pipistrelle, Eastern Red bat, Evening bat, Gray bat, Hoary bat, Indiana bat, Northern LongEared bat, Rafinesque’s Big-Eared bat, Ozark BigEared bat, Seminole bat, and the Southeastern bat.

The Red and Brown bats, Free-Tailed bat, and the Pipistrelle are fairly common bats in North America. Both of the Big-Eared bats, the Gray, Indiana, and Southeastern bats are endangered. There are less than 500 individual Ozark Big-Eared bats in existence.

Bats live in all kinds of habitats. Some prefer roosting under the bark or inside hollow trees, some make themselves comfortable in buildings or house eves, and many prefer

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a karst habitat, which includes caves, sinkholes, and limestone or other soluble rocks. Different species have different ideas about raising young. Some have communal breeding and nursery type settings where all the young in a colony are raised together. A colony of 3,000 might raise 400 young in a season. Other species are solitary and may raise only one young or up to five. Those with low reproductive rates are likely the species to be endangered.

Some bats migrate in the winter to warmer climates.

Other species that live in cold locations hibernate for up to half a year. A fungus is rapidly spreading from the northeast at an alarming rate. It’s called White Nose Syndrome. A fungal growth develops on the mouth and wings of many different species of bats.

It causes bats to wake during hibernation. Too many awakenings and the bats starve to death due to fat loss from rising metabolism and body temperature.

It is not known how the fungus spreads. The fungus was first discovered in a cave in New York in 2006. By 2010 it had been found in more than 100 caves and spread to Oklahoma. This fungus has already killed more than one million bats. One million bats can consume 694 tons of insects in one year, according to the Arkansas Natural Heritage commission. They believe bats add “extraordinary value to the normal function of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.” A loss of this magnitude can have “unprecedented consequences on ecosystem health throughout North America.” Caves are perfect climates for cold fungus like White Nose Syndrome. More than half of the 46 bat species in America utilize caves during winter.

Posted on the Blanchard Springs website is a memorandum from the United States Department of Agriculture Southern Region. It declares a temporary emergency closure of all caves and mines on National Forest Service System Lands (in the southern region) from May of 2011 to May of 2012. Entering any “closed” cave or mine is punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 per individual. These closures include the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests. Blanchard Springs Caverns are currently open. However, allow extra BIRDS AND BEES continue on page 37

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time for sanitizing procedures before entering the caves. People are allowed to tour the cave wearing closed toed shoes. No one with flip flops or sandals will be admitted. Leave any unnecessary items (extra clothes, backpack, and purse) in your car.

Bats are not harmful to humans at all. Their diet and fertilizing guano are very beneficial to us. Sometimes you can find free events at your state parks to learn about bats and other wildlife. A “Bats of Arkansas” program, recently presented in southern Arkansas, advertised, “One bat eats more mosquitoes in one night Big Brown Bat than 20 bug zappers. Join a park interpreter as we reveal the truth about this helpful, yet misunderstood mammal.”

Devil’s Den State Park, south of Fayetteville, holds Bat-O-Rama, an entire weekend dedicated to bat conservation every June.

You can find events near you or anywhere in Arkansas by visiting

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EOI Movie Review Reviewed by Tanner Smith Smith’s Verdict: ***1/2 At age 11 (“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”) the young wizard Harry Potter and his friends Ron and Hermione spent their first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as they encountered a giant three-headed dog, fought a troll, and played a life-size game of chess. At age 12 (“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”) they solved a deadly mystery that included mutant spiders, a dark underground chamber, and a giant snake. At age 13 (“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”) they were pursued by a mysterious prisoner of Azkaban (the wizard prison) who turned out to be something more. At age 14 (“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”) Harry was faced by deadly challenges (including a dragon, vicious merpeople, and a treacherous hedge maze) before he witnessed the return of the evil Lord Voldemort, the former Hogwarts student who became evil and tried to overrun the wizarding world before he disappeared (but not before killing Harry’s parents).

Now Voldemort is back and is

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slowly but surely gathering other wizards and witches to create an army to finish what he started.

So at age 15 (“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”) Harry taught other students how to defend themselves, should they have to fight against Voldemort and his followers. Then at age 16 (“Harry Potter and the HalfBlood Prince”) Harry and school headmaster Dumbledore discover a way to defeat Voldemort. But Dumbledore is killed, leaving Harry, Ron, and Hermione to eventually, at age 17 (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”), find hidden objects that contain remnants of Voldemort’s soul. Once they destroy them, Voldemort is vulnerable.

Whew! I tell you, these kids have been on more adventures than Indiana Jones!

Anyway, they’ve destroyed three of their enemies so far, now with two more to go as Voldemort and his army grows stronger. Thus, we have the longawaited cinematic conclusion to the beloved and successful “Harry Potter” film series, adapted from the most-beloved book series

by J.K. Rowling. This is Part 2 of the seventh and final book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” leaving this to be the eighth and final film. The result is a most satisfying conclusion to a wonderful series of films.

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” picks up where “Part 1” left off. Voldemort has found the wand that is said to be the most powerful of them all as he seeks out Harry and sends out his army of Death Eaters to overtake Hogwarts. In the meantime, Harry, Ron, and Hermione still have to find the last two horcruxes.

They locate one in a scene that’s in the spirit of the previous films’ harrowing adventure scenes (this one involving a dragon) before racing off to find themselves back

at Hogwarts.

The only thing I can say about the rest of the plot is this: For those who were upset that “Part 1” may have ended abruptly (by the way, what’d you expect from a “part 1” anyway?), it’s time to watch “Part 2” and witness what we’ve all been waiting for—the final confrontation between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort. The previous films have been building up to it and now it’s finally here. I can say that it doesn’t disappoint.

It’s dark and epic, just as we wanted it to be.

Every past setup has its payoff and every character has his/her moment (I especially like how Professor McGonagall, played by Dame Maggie Smith, rolls up her sleeves) as Hogwarts becomes a battleground for the students and teachers of Hogwarts versus Voldemort and his large army Death Eaters.

Now, I can’t say exactly what the bolts shot out of each character’s wands do to whoever is hit by them. But I don’t care— they’re lethal. Isn’t that enough? I suppose so.

We get an introduction to Dumbledore’s brother Aberforth Dumbledore (Ciaran Hinds) who helps the central trio back to Hogwarts. Then, we get other sides of characters we already knew, particularly Snape (delightful deadpan Alan Rickman) who has become Voldemort’s assistant.

We had our suspicions about him before we found out he was just unpleasant. Now, he’s turned over to the dark side and even killed

Prof. Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) in the sixth film. Not giving anything away, we discover why Snape wasn’t so fond of Harry from the start and why he is what he is. As for Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton), Harry’s slimy bully at Hogwarts who also became a Death Eater along with his father (Jason Isaacs) and mother, we only get hints at where he’s going but we get the point nonetheless. We get a more heroic side of the once-nervous Hogwarts student Neville Longbottom (Matthew Lewis) and—I swear, I am not kidding here—an actual emotion—though brief, mind you—from Luna Lovegood (Evanna Lynch).

And then there’s Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). We know what we already knew from the previous films and that’s all the character needs in the end. Who have I left out? Well, two characters briefly seen in the first film make appearances here (but they’re very crucial)—they’re played by Warwick Davis and John Hurt. And of course, there’s Ginny Weasley (Bonnie Wright), Harry’s love interest. Well, let’s just leave it at that.

The actors—young and old—have become their roles, as is expected after seven previous films. In fact, you wonder what feature film roles the young actors Daniel Radcliffe (Harry), Rupert Grint (Ron), and Emma Watson (Hermione) will take on next. To me, they will always be Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

They have become their characters in these movies,

physically and emotionally. It will be interesting to see what they do next.

So what else is there to say about “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”? The pacing is brilliant (there isn’t a dull moment here), the dialogue isn’t hurried, and there are pleasant surprises for those who haven’t read the books and are fans of the films (don’t worry—those who read the books will be delighted as well). Even though the epilogue leaves an open door for a continuation, J.K. Rowling informs the public that it won’t happen. So I suppose all that is left to say is…goodbye. N

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